Yu Miaomiao glanced at Maodou dozing in his bed and pointed an accusing finger. “You’ve really let yourself go—you don’t even bark when strange ghosts show up now!”
Maodou whimpered pitifully. With ghosts coming and going every other day, he was long past being surprised.
Counting the Life Span Uncle Liu had given her, she could live another half month. It wasn’t long, but it was certainly much longer than she’d expected before.
Ever since learning her death date, she’d adopted a new perspective, treating each day as if it were her last.
After taking a shower and removing her makeup, her stomach growled with hunger.
Yu Miaomiao instinctively went to boil water for instant noodles, only remembering halfway through: I’m rich now—why eat instant noodles?
She had to order takeout, and something good!
Scrolling through her phone for a while, she finally ordered a bowl of beef brisket rice noodles, splurging a whopping twenty-six yuan.
Brother Gui returned just as Miaomiao finished eating, lounging contentedly on the sofa and scrolling through her phone.
Brother Gui was also in a good mood—so far this month, he hadn’t been fined yet.
He sat down on a chair in the living room and sniffed the air. “It smells good. Did you eat something new?”
Miaomiao, still scrolling through short videos, replied casually, “Just rice noodles.”
“I want some too.”
Miaomiao sighed. “You really are a greedy ghost.”
After all, he was her partner who helped her find jobs. Might as well order him a bowl.
Soon, Brother Gui was also happily slurping down a steaming bowl of beef brisket rice noodles.
Once a workhorse has free time, they start feeling a bit empty inside.
Miaomiao lay on the sofa, watching Brother Gui savor his noodles, and muttered to herself, “So boring… What should I do tomorrow…”
“Fall in love,” Brother Gui said elegantly, taking a bite of vegetables. “Listen to Uncle Liu—enjoy life while you’re young.”
This guy was definitely doing it on purpose!
“Someone who might not even live to see tomorrow—who am I supposed to fall in love with? A ghost?”
The ghost silently looked up.
Miaomiao: “…I didn’t mean it like that, you know.”
The ghost silently blinked.
Miaomiao: “…And I wasn’t hinting at you either!”
Ugh, how annoying—she’d just said it without thinking, with no deeper meaning.
Brother Gui lowered his head and continued eating his noodles, explaining, “Ghosts don’t have desires, and I don’t know how to fall in love. Otherwise, I’d keep you company.”
“I don’t believe it!”
Miaomiao perked up. “If ghosts don’t have desires, why do people talk about lustful ghosts?”
“That’s what humans say, not ghosts.”
“You sleep in the same bed with me every night, so close together—do you really not have any thoughts at all?”
Brother Gui paused again and admitted, “Actually, I do have some thoughts.”
See? See?!
“If you didn’t always crowd me at night, that would be even better…”
Miaomiao: !!
“Don’t expect me to order food for you next time!”
Brother Gui: “…But you asked…”
After sulking for a while, Miaomiao couldn’t help but strike up another conversation.
“Brother Ming, what do you ghosts like to do when you’re not working?”
“Well…”
He thought for a moment. “We like to go to deserted places outdoors, to breathe a little. Staying in cities with too many humans for too long makes us sick—it feels like we’re being drained.”
“Then let’s go camping!”
Miaomiao had found something to do.
“Camp by the sea and watch the sunrise. I’ve always wanted to, but I never dared.”
“Why not?”
“I never found the right person to go with me. As a young girl, I’d be worried about running into bad people or something if I went alone.”
“Oh.” He nodded, “I can accompany you with that.”
Yu Miaomiao and Brother Gui agreed to go camping by the seaside the next evening, spending the night outdoors to watch the sunrise!